Is the ACT composite score a good method?

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<p>I got my minimum goal of a 30 on the June ACT. I ended up getting a 30.25, one point away from a 31, which kind of irritated me. A friend of mine got a 32, when I saw his individual scores I noticed that they really weren’t that different than mine(he got a 31.5). So it got me thinking, why doesn’t the ACT have composite scores that increase by one fourths or why don’t they just add up all the individual scores(highest score possible is 144). </p>

<p>This just seems way more precise to me than rounding up or down people’s composite scores. Although I know the method used now will probably never change, but I just don’t see how it’s the most effective method…</p>

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<p>Because a 30 is basically the same thing as a 31. If you aren’t happy, take it again and get the 31. If not then, you can always try again.</p>